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Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Year founded: 1885
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Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Veterinary School
Columbus, OH
  • SDN RANKING 4
  • INTERVIEW FEEDBACK 4 71 Responses
  • SCHOOL REVIEWS N/A 0 Responses

Overview

Overview

School Stats

  • Resident Tuition $29,700
  • Non - Resident Tuition $67,538
  • Application Fee $60
  • AVG GRE 310
  • AVG GPA 3.7

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Admissions Information

  • Office of Admissions
  • 127 Veterinary Medicine Academic Building
  • 1900 Coffey Road
  • Columbus, OH 43210
  • United States

School Overview

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Interview Feedback

Interview Feedback

Results Overview

How did the interview impress you?

Response # Responders
Positively 64
Negatively 2
No change 4

What was the stress level of the interview?

Response Avg # Responders
4.18 71

0 = low, 10 = high

How you think you did?

Response Avg # Responders
7.41 71

0 = low, 10 = high

Select Questions & Recent Responses

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"Review the interview process, many people were disappointed by it this year" More from this Member | Report Response

"Interview day seemed kind of unorganized, but everyone was super welcoming and helpful." More from this Member | Report Response

"Keep up the good work. Prospective students feel very welcomed." More from this Member | Report Response

"Keep doing what you are doing!" More from this Member | Report Response

"The auditorium was freezing! I kept my coat on during the whole morning of sessions." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing! Keep doing what your doing!" More from this Member | Report Response

"They do a wonderful job communicating, so just keep it up" More from this Member | Report Response

"None, you guys are great!" More from this Member | Report Response

"The coordination between the professional admissions office and the vet school admissions stinks! I had no problems communicating with the vet school admissions, but if anything had to go through the prof admissions office something went wrong." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing, their admissions department is awesome!" More from this Member | Report Response

"None. Everyone was extremely helpful!" More from this Member | Report Response

"No. The entire interview program was great!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing! April Pugh is awesome! All my emails were answered very rapidly and she was extremely friendly at dinner. She convinced me to apply this year and I am so glad I did!" More from this Member | Report Response

"I have none." More from this Member | Report Response

"The afternoon interview process is a bit torturous if you have a late interview" More from this Member | Report Response

"I actually never dealt with admissions, just my two interviewers, which is why I left the ratings at the middle number (5)." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing. They are very nice" More from this Member | Report Response

"Pretty good admissions office, not much interaction with them though." More from this Member | Report Response

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"Tell us about yourself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why veterinary medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Leadership experience" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a vet and how have your experiences helped you understand the profession better" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why veterinary medicine" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Heres the situation: a student in an anatomy group is hogging the project and the other students aren't learning because of this. What would you do to calm the situation if you were the faculty member talking to the student, the student hogging the project, and the other students in the group?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name a time either in school, work, or life that you had to be flexible and what did you learn from it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A scenario question about hoarding time during a dissection lab" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Talk about a time you had to be flexible" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about a time you were a leader or had to help a leader." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you manage stress?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"In your leadership roles, what do you do to manage conflict?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is a zoononic disease and can you give us an example." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is an example of a time you have failed, and what did you do about it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe a time you were a leader and how you used that leadership to solve a problem." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your background like?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you artificially inseminate a mare and what ovulating agents do you use?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you deal with failure and what does failure mean to you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

""Why did you take target archery and what did you learn that you can apply to vet med?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is a current problem in the veterinary field?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are global impacts of veterinary medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"All of the questions were very applicant specific." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us something unique about yourself that was not in your file." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you have any livestock experience?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you become involved in ____ ? (For me the question was regarding a unique job in music I had)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about an experience that had a positive impact on you." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name some current global issues in veterinary medicine, and discuss one in detail." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"We mostly talked about my personal experiences and what sorts of skills I've gained from them. Make sure you review your VMCAS so you remember what you put on there." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a vet?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"When did you decide you wanted to become a veterinarian?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They asked me a lot about my specific experiences!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is antisedan and what was the drug used?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about you experience with the mobile equine vet." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me five current events surrounding veterinarians and protecting the public health globally?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is going on in the world of veterinary medicine currently? (they pressed me for like 3-4 seperate issues)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us why you would like to be a veterinarian." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"List 3-5 global impacts of veterinary medicine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why veterinary medicine over your first college major? (Pharmacy)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name 5 global veterinary problems." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"About how veterinary medicine is a global profession and to name several current events if I could" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What roles do veterinarians play other than clinician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is BSE?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you choose the Undergraduate college that you choose?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a veterinarian?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What sorts of diseases did you see at this particular animal clinic?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Was there anything that we didn't cover that you wanted to make sure we were aware of?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do to help you handle stressful situations?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Talk about some of the roles veterinarians can play in global issues." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your experience with freshwater fish. (Be prepared to defend everything in your supplement)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about the Barnes Maze (specific to my research)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you choose ?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a situation in which you had to take a leadership position. What qualities are important in a leader? In a group situation, do you usually jump in and take the leadership position, or do you sit back and let others lead? What is your role?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about your research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you run a heartworm test?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why veterinary medicine and why a veterinary degree?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself and include things that were not on the application." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your game plan for dealing with the stress vet students feel?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How will you reconcile the time commitment of wanting to be a food animal vet, and also wanting to be involved in farming yourself? (I didn't answer that well. Nerves!)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What kind of anesthesia gas did you use when you were monitoring surgeries?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe your path to veterinary medicine (I have a non-traditional background, so this was my first question)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain more about... (research experience, reference, etc.)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"An older couple comes in with an older dog with behavioral problems. They are moving into a nursing home and want you to euthanize their dog. The dog is healthy. What do you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"This interview was a while ago so I don't remember too many of the questions :( Tell me about Proposition 2 in California and Issue 2 in Ohio. (I attended undergrad in California)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why are vets important for people? What jobs can they get involved in? What's an example of a government job? What do they do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are some swine diseases that pigs are vaccinated against?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Follow up question to leadership question" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Scenario: you are in anatomy lab and a student is monopolizing the project. How would you respond as the monopolizer, the other students, and the professor" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"scenario question" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Scenario: You're in your first year of vet school and you're in anatomy lab. There is a group of students doing dissections and there is a student who is monopolizing dissecting and the other group members are upset about it. What would you do if you were in the position of: a. the faculty member running the lab b. the student who is monopolizing the dissection c. one of the upset group members"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Scenario: You're in your first year of vet school and you're in anatomy lab. There is a group of students doing dissections and there is a student who is monopolizing dissecting and the other group members are upset about it. What would you do if you were in the position of: a. the faculty member running the lab b. the student who is monopolizing the dissection c. one of the upset group members" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do I manage conflict" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What roles do veterinarians play in society (other than the obvious caring for animals)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if you worked for a veterinarian who did not believe in declawing, and you had a client that wanted her cat declawed? What would you say to her?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you know you would do well at OSU?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name a time you had to step up as a leader" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They were all what I expected." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Asking about one of my cases and what I learned from it" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you know about horse slaughter?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is a zoonotic disease? Give a couple of examples." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What recent books have you read?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"In your role as a music teacher have you come to view your own teachers and professors in a different way?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you know any protozoal diseases dogs and/ or cats can get? [after discussing my research on ruminant protozoa]" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Talk about a specific case you observed in your small animal clinic. How would you personally have handled this case?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What stresses you/how do you deal with stress?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you feel about core versus non-core vaccines?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How a specific club I was involved in (comedy club) prepared me for veterinary school." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you apply to Ohio State? Why might you come here as an OOS applicant?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the difference between anesthetizing a large animal versus a small animal?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about an interesting case you observed in x setting (somewhere I interned)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They had me ask them about the school and gave me an opportunity to see what I was in for" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"After answering a question about a difficult time in my life and how I handled it, they asked me what I learned from that experience and how would I handle a similar situation today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What role do you think a veterinarian should play in a community?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Anything we should know about you that's not listed on your application? I took this opportunity to talk about my hobbies." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about zoonotic diseases and what can be done to prevent them." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What options are available to a client who cannot afford emergency surgery?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What has been your favorite volunteering experience?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are some global issues veterinarians are involved in?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if an aggressive dog at a shelter was up for adoption and a family with children wanted to adopt it? What is involved in temperament testing? (related to experience)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I see that you travel a lot. Where did you travel to in Ireland while you were studying abroad?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about a time where you had to be innovative or do something outside of your comfort zone" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about a nasty patient you have encountered (I work at a human medical practice as well) and how you dealt with it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What were some of your responsibilities at [a particular veterinary experience]?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Pretend I'm a state senator and you're my science advisor. What will you tell me to convince me to give money to vet met over other places?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Should food-borne illnesses be eradicated? (It was neat because my interviewer explained that Sweden has made a concerted effort to eliminate Salmonella in recent years)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a time when you made a split-second decision that you looked back on and said "I used really good judgment."" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did your experience on the dairy farm in New Zealand change you in ways other than those that relate to vet med?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do sheep make a good model for orthopaedic research? (This was specific to my work experience.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe a case that you went through with a veterinarian. What were the steps taken and what was the outcome?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was a time that you were most challenged and how did you overcome that?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Vet school is very academically challenging. Tell us about a time when you had to use coping mechanisms to deal with a particular situation" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ugh I don't remember most of them!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If an old couple wanted to put down their 4 year old cat, what would you do? What if it wasn't 4 years old?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about Australia." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You are a recent vet grad working in a SA hospital. It is close to closing time and someone comes in with their dog who has been hit by a car and has a diaphgramatic hernia. You have not done the procedure before, the vet who owns the hospital is not there and not accessible by phone. The dog will die without surgery and requires immediate attention. What do you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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